Hi
thanks to what I learnt here I was finally able to buy a fairly decent Les Paul. Thank you I imported it from Japan. I don't know what was worse - the 2 month wait, or the import taxes I paid . But it was worth it.
Pickups are stock, it has a long tenon, no FEB.

all in all I ended up paying 2800 for it, so.. Well yeah, it's still a good price compared to 3300 you have to pay when you buy from H-R Guitars

But - the sellers on allegro never differentiate between low end K-series orvilles and better ones like mine. Mine was made in Fujigen (not in Terada, which is said to be not as good), has a long, one piece neck tenon, while the ones on allegro.. you never know.

Mine was made in Fujigen (not in Terada, which is said to be not as good), has a long, one piece neck tenon, while the ones on allegro.. you never know.

That is false.
Fujigen/Terada are of the same high quality.

In your opinion?

How would you explain the two piece necks on some Terada models? There was a thread about it just recently, and the theory has been put that it is only the Terada built guitars that have this (admittedly there was only a small sample of guitars examined).

Using multiple pieces of wood in a Les Paul neck or body is usually done to cut costs, it doesn't really help people to think "high quality". However, I would guess that the build quality is probably just as good as Fujigen.

Also, nobody really knows whether more pieces of wood in a neck or body affect the tone much, or maybe not at all._________________Totally biased towards Japanese made guitars.

Mine was made in Fujigen (not in Terada, which is said to be not as good), has a long, one piece neck tenon, while the ones on allegro.. you never know.

That is false.
Fujigen/Terada are of the same high quality.

In your opinion?

How would you explain the two piece necks on some Terada models? There was a thread about it just recently, and the theory has been put that it is only the Terada built guitars that have this (admittedly there was only a small sample of guitars examined).

Using multiple pieces of wood in a Les Paul neck or body is usually done to cut costs, it doesn't really help people to think "high quality". However, I would guess that the build quality is probably just as good as Fujigen.

Also, nobody really knows whether more pieces of wood in a neck or body affect the tone much, or maybe not at all.

Well...mines a terrada with a 3 piece body and neck heel cap and it sounds fantastic. Super resonant with round tone.

I do believe you probably better your chances of getting a great guitar by keeping the pieces to a minimum but there are exceptions.